Arts

Debra previews the annual Parkland College Graphic Design Student Show, opening this Wednesday at Parkland's Giertz Gallery.

Debra lists her picks for this month's don't-miss art events. 

Tianyuan explores the 2019 Illinois Art+Design BFA exhibition. 

Debra reviews the 12th Annual Illinois Art + Design Re-fashioned Fashion Show, held Saturday evening at Temple Hoyne Buell Hall.

Debra reviews the CU Ballet's long-awaited production of Swan Lake, which took place Friday and Saturday at the Virginia Theatre. 

Debra previews CU Ballet's Swan Lake, opening this weekend at the Virginia Theatre.

Debra previews Re-Fashioned, the student-designed recycled fashion show, which takes place this Saturday night at Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. 

Mathew reviews Twin City Theatre Company's current production.

Mathew reviews last weekend's musical comedy from Lyric Theatre @ Illinois.

Katie reflects on her experience seeing the Station Theatre's production of Stupid F*#cking Bird by Aaron Posner, directed by Kay Holley.

Debra reviews the Jupiter String Quartet's April 23rd performance at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, which included the prairie premiere of Kati Agócs “Imprimatur.”

Debra reviews the latest 40 North art exhibit, “Those Who Teach, Can,” which will be up at the 40 Point One | art space through May 28th

Tianyuan reviews the 2019 University of Illinois Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, which will be up at Krannert Art Museum through April 25th. 

Katie chats with Kay Holley, the director of the upcoming production of Stupid F*#king Bird at the historic Station Theatre.

Mathew speaks with director Dustin Yocum and actor Kimmy Schofield about their latest collaboration.

The Smile Politely editors share their 2019 Ebertfest experiences. 

Debra previews Kinky Boots, coming to the State Farm Center this Sunday night, chats with Chris Kane, dance captain/assisant to the choreographer, and together they'll convince you that this production is the best reason to go see a musical. 

Debra previews the Come Home to Krannert Center: 50th Anniversary Weekend and dives deep into a discussion of KCPA's unique success story with director Mike Ross. 

Debra previews this Saturday's Small Press Fest! and talks with festival co-organizer Sarah Christensen. 

Debra previews Ebertfest, which kicks off its 21st year this Wednesday. 

Jarrod reviews the final production of Parkland College Theatre's 2018-2019 season, Young Frankenstein

Debra lists her picks for must-see arts events this month. 

Debra talks with some of this year's Boneyard Arts Festival artists and offers some tips for navigating 110+ venues and hundreds of local artists. 

Debra reviews Because I Am Your Queen, Illinois Theatre's premiere production of Mina Samuels new play, which runs through April 7th at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Debra previews the 2019 8 to Create live art show, coming to the Link Gallery at the Art + Design Building this Saturday. 

Katie reviews the Station Theatre's current production, Marisol by José Rivera and directed by Jace Jamison.

Debra recaps local artist EKAH's new work, The Magic Lantern, which premiered last night at the Urbana Free Library. 

Debra dives deep into the interplay of words and images in the Winter 2018/2019 issue of the Ninth Letter 

Tianyuan takes you through her journey from “Renaissance to Modern Remix: Highlights from the European and American Art Collection,” a new exhibition at Krannert Art Museum.

John reviews the latest issue of the online science-fiction and fantasy publication, Uncanny Magazine and, in the process, becomes an unofficial Space Unicorn.

Katie reflects on her experience of the Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company's production of OuR ToWN this past weekend.

Chloe reviews armageddon or sunrise or something, choreographed and performed by MFA Dance candidates Leah Wilks and Mauriah Kraker last weekend Bluestem Hall at Barnhart Prairie.

Debra reviews the Mark Morris Dance Group's recent performance of Pepperland at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Debra chats with director Mathew Green about the CUTC's production of Our Town, opening Thursday at the Parkland College Theatre.

Katie previews student-written play Love Life, which opens this weekend.

Debra previews the Mark Morris Dance Group's Pepperland, which comes to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts this weekend.

Debra lists her picks for this month's must see arts events. 

Chloe talks with the choreographers behind Studiodance, opening tonight at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Chantal spoke with Resist organizers, Shannon Percoco and Katie Snyder, to learn more about the community art event on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019.

Katie reviews the Station Theatre's Midwest non-professional premiere of A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath.

Debra chats with CU Film Society board members Rebecca and Thom Nicol as they gear up for this year's student script deadline this Thursday 

Katie talks with Director Rick Orr and Producer Kay Holley about their production of A Doll's House: Part 2, opening tonight at the Station Theatre. 

Deb talks with Twin City Theatre Company director John Tilford about their upcoming production of Lost in Yonkers. 

Debra chats with conductor Julie Gunn for a preview of The Lyric Theatre at Illinois' production of The Rape of Lucretia, opening this week at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. 

Debra previews what's new in art at the Springer Cultural Center, Parkland College's Giertz Gallery, and The Art MA (X-rated) pop-up show. 

Jarrod reviews Comes Blow Your Horn, Parkland College Theatre's 28th Annual Student Production. 

Michaela reviews the first VOICE Reading series of 2019, where writers from the University of Illinois Creative Writing Program shared works of poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. 

Chantal visits Fresh Press, a Champaign-based papermaker who creates paper from harvest waste.